Entz Elementary School

Summary:

Entz Elementary School is a public elementary school in Mesa, Arizona, serving 507 students in grades PK-6. The school is part of the Mesa Unified District, which is ranked 179 out of 288 districts in the state.

Entz Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state in academic proficiency, with 70% of 3rd graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 38% for the district and 39% for the state. The school has maintained a strong statewide ranking, placing in the top 30% of Arizona elementary schools over the past 10 years and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Entz Elementary's academic success extends across all student subgroups, including African American, Hispanic, and Native American students.

While Entz Elementary outperforms nearby schools in academic metrics, other schools in the district have their own unique characteristics. For example, Bush Elementary and Johnson Elementary have similar student racial makeups but lower academic proficiency rates, while Highland Arts Elementary and Legacy Traditional School - Mesa have more diverse student populations and stronger academic performance.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-6

 4132 E Adobe St
       Mesa, AZ  85205-5110


(480) 472-7200

District: Mesa Unified District

SchoolDigger Rank:
263rd of 912 Arizona Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,131 Help


Students who attend Entz Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Poston Junior High School
High:    Mountain View High School

Student/teacher ratio:  17.1 Help
Number of students:  592

Racial breakdown:

White:
61.1%
Hispanic:
28.4%
Two or more races:
4.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  35.9% Help


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Compare Details Entz Elementary School ranks better than 71.2% of elementary schools in Arizona. It also ranks 12th among 51 ranked elementary schools in the Mesa Unified District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 68.19. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (61.1%), Hispanic (28.4%), two or more races (4.6%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Entz Elementary School is 17.1. 42 elementary schools in the Mesa Unified District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Entz Elementary School is $8,131. 39 elementary schools in the Mesa Unified District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Entz Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Entz Elementary School 263rd of 912 Arizona public elementary schools. (See Entz Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Mesa Unified District:

SchoolDigger ranks Mesa Unified District 187th of 297 Arizona school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Entz Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Entz Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 80.08 192nd 1062 81.9%
2010 80.54 197th 1090 81.9%
2011 80.19 204th 1075 81.0%
2012 78.69 220th 1141 80.7%
2013 77.88 223rd 1158 80.7%
2014 80.42 202nd 1079 81.3%
2015 66.43 291st 955 69.5%
2016 74.27 268th 1079 75.2%
2017 77.40 242nd 1106 78.1%
2018 79.13 230th 1109 79.3%
2019 70.70 299th 1039 71.2%
2021 76.07 281st 1226 77.1%
2022 69.62 258th 1000 74.2%
2023 73.27 308th 1245 75.3%
2024 68.19 263rd 912 71.2%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Entz Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 42.54 572nd 1027 44.3%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Entz Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 48.73 238th 975 75.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Entz Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.37 81st 417 80.6%
2021 78.43 78th 1201 93.5%
2023 39.18 468th 820 42.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Entz Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.22 145th 820 82.3%
2022 74.16 139th 618 77.5%
2023 61.27 339th 1116 69.6%
2024 57.34 188th 556 66.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Entz Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.43 269th 1023 73.7%
2019 57.10 346th 862 59.9%
2021 73.75 291st 1219 76.1%
2022 66.19 238th 824 71.1%
2023 75.57 257th 1219 78.9%
2024 58.69 211th 602 65.0%
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Rank History for Foster Care students at Entz Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 58.09 47th 306 84.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Entz Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 80.82 198th 1032 80.8%
2019 69.79 230th 850 72.9%
2021 76.20 252nd 1220 79.3%
2022 59.31 301st 830 63.7%
2023 66.95 357th 1216 70.6%
2024 50.58 287th 628 54.3%
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Rank History for Asian students at Entz Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 28.66 495th 620 20.2%
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Rank History for African American students at Entz Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 36.53 556th 895 37.9%
2022 31.24 248th 289 14.2%
2023 70.52 124th 607 79.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Entz Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.52 228th 911 75.0%
2019 70.45 191st 709 73.1%
2021 67.24 291st 1198 75.7%
2023 47.27 551st 1170 52.9%
2024 68.47 132nd 486 72.8%
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Rank History for Native American students at Entz Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 50.51 203rd 654 69.0%
2023 69.95 55th 219 74.9%
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Rank History for White students at Entz Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.68 158th 720 78.1%
2019 66.13 171st 595 71.3%
2021 73.40 252nd 1161 78.3%
2022 71.96 163rd 800 79.6%
2023 72.96 227th 1024 77.8%
2024 66.36 142nd 486 70.8%
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Data source: test scores: Arizona Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Data source: Arizona Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Entz Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1994 739 9 10 26 6 n/a n/a 0 790
1995 773 23 9 58 7 n/a n/a 0 870
1996 773 23 9 58 7 n/a n/a 0 870
1997 675 16 7 51 13 n/a n/a 0 762
1998 667 16 7 44 5 n/a n/a 0 739
1999 675 18 6 70 3 n/a n/a 0 772
2000 644 10 5 76 4 n/a n/a 0 739
2001 660 14 6 65 5 n/a n/a 0 750
2002 583 26 15 87 2 n/a n/a 0 713
2003 583 26 15 87 2 n/a n/a 0 713
2004 579 17 15 83 2 n/a n/a 0 696
2005 574 11 12 95 5 n/a n/a 0 697
2006 591 21 12 93 6 n/a n/a 0 723
2007 565 36 13 130 9 n/a n/a 0 753
2008 532 49 12 136 16 n/a n/a 0 745
2009 510 41 14 128 21 n/a n/a 0 714
2010 490 36 12 125 19 n/a n/a 0 682
2011 460 45 14 136 12 0 0 0 667
2012 473 45 9 172 13 0 2 0 714
2013 474 36 15 177 11 0 4 0 717
2014 487 38 10 176 17 2 5 0 735
2015 420 36 11 197 16 0 11 0 691
2016 429 51 5 204 18 2 8 0 717
2017 451 31 3 190 18 2 10 0 705
2018 445 38 3 197 18 6 10 0 717
2019 457 35 4 189 19 2 8 0 714
2020 459 32 8 151 15 5 16 0 686
2021 329 26 4 155 14 4 14 0 546
2022 367 31 7 137 18 1 17 0 578
2023 328 14 7 124 10 1 23 0 507
2024 362 20 8 168 6 1 27 0 592

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Entz Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1994 790 28.5 27.7 n/a
1995 870 36.9 23.6 n/a
1996 870 36.9 23.6 n/a
1997 762 35.1 21.7 n/a
1998 739 33.7 21.9 n/a
1999 772 33.8 22.8 n/a
2000 739 32.2 23.0 n/a
2001 750 34.1 22.0 n/a
2002 713 34.0 21.0 20.6
2003 713 34.0 21.0 20.6
2004 696 35.4 19.7 26.4
2005 697 33.8 20.6 28.7
2006 723 35.1 20.6 35
2007 753 37.6 20.0 31.6
2008 745 41.8 17.8 35.3
2009 714 37.2 19.2 34
2010 682 33.2 20.5 41.2
2011 667 35.0 19.0 43.9
2012 714 38.2 18.6 52.7
2013 717 36.2 19.7 54.1
2014 735 36.8 19.9 55.4
2015 691 37.0 18.6 49.2
2016 717 36.0 19.9 53.8
2017 705 35.5 19.8 53.6
2018 717 38.2 18.7 49.9
2019 714 38.1 18.7 45
2020 686 38.7 17.7 43.9
2021 546 38.5 14.1 n/a
2022 578 34.0 17.0 18.2
2023 507 33.6 15.0 35.9
2024 592 34.5 17.1 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Entz Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1994 790 28.5 27.7 n/a
1995 870 36.9 23.6 n/a
1996 870 36.9 23.6 n/a
1997 762 35.1 21.7 n/a
1998 739 33.7 21.9 n/a
1999 772 33.8 22.8 n/a
2000 739 32.2 23.0 n/a
2001 750 34.1 22.0 n/a
2002 713 34.0 21.0 20.6
2003 713 34.0 21.0 20.6
2004 696 35.4 19.7 26.4
2005 697 33.8 20.6 28.7
2006 723 35.1 20.6 35
2007 753 37.6 20.0 31.6
2008 745 41.8 17.8 35.3
2009 714 37.2 19.2 34
2010 682 33.2 20.5 41.2
2011 667 35.0 19.0 43.9
2012 714 38.2 18.6 52.7
2013 717 36.2 19.7 54.1
2014 735 36.8 19.9 55.4
2015 691 37.0 18.6 49.2
2016 717 36.0 19.9 53.8
2017 705 35.5 19.8 53.6
2018 717 38.2 18.7 49.9
2019 714 38.1 18.7 45
2020 686 38.7 17.7 43.9
2021 546 38.5 14.1 n/a
2022 578 34.0 17.0 18.2
2023 507 33.6 15.0 35.9
2024 592 34.5 17.1 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Entz Elementary School

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YearPersonnel Expenditures from Federal FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from Federal FundsTotal Expenditures from Federal FundsPersonnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $397 (4.0%) $22 (0.2%) $816 (8.2%) $6,872 (69.0%) $2,675 (26.8%) $9,546 (95.8%) $9,966
2020 $865 (13.1%) $231 (3.5%) $1,961 (29.7%) $5,470 (82.9%) $34 (0.5%) $5,504 (83.4%) $6,601
2021 $1,148 (13.2%) $24 (0.3%) $2,320 (26.6%) $6,906 (79.1%) $648 (7.4%) $7,554 (86.6%) $8,726
2022 $933 (11.5%) $12 (0.1%) $1,877 (23.1%) $6,836 (84.1%) $351 (4.3%) $7,187 (88.4%) $8,131

Data source: Arizona Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Entz Elementary School

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Rankings

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Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 299th of 1039 Elementary schoolsRanks 308th of 1245 Elementary schools
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Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students714507
 29%
African American3514
 60%
American Indian1910
 47.4%
Asian47
 75%
Hispanic189124
 34.4%
Pacific Islander21
 50%
White457328
 28.2%
Two or More Races823
 187.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients45%35.9%
 9.1%


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Students who attend Entz Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Poston Junior High School
High : Mountain View High School

Entz Elementary School ranks 263rd of 912 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 592 students attended Entz Elementary School.

Students at Entz Elementary School are 61% White, 28% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% African American, 1% Asian, 1% American Indian.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arizona Department of Education.

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